Luck of the Irish as St Patrick's Day Parade escapes cutbacks
By: Patrick Roberts | Published Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 3:20 PM | Updated Friday, September 9, 2011, 9:32 PM
Snakes alive! The 2010 St Patrick's Day Parade in
New York WON'T be getting cut back like the rest of the year's celebrations in the city.
The
New York Police Department has ordered all parades to cut their routes back by 25 per cent and make sure the parade clocks in at under five hours.
That means that the
Macy's parade, the West Indians, Puerto Ricans and Gay Priders will all have to restrain themselves while the Irish serenely promenade up Fifth Avenue
Why's that? Because the order goes into effect April 1, two weeks after, ahem, NYPD Commish
Ray Kelly leads the Irish up the avenue.
Are these two things connected? We're told not.
Anyway, it's a good idea to knock this idea as far forward into the future as possible.
Herding cats at a crossroads would be easier than trying to speed up the Irish on March 17.
Good luck with that NYPD!
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.connor32 | Feb 28, 2010, 12:21 PM EST
Citizenwhy, Keep your defamation to yourself! I'm Irish and I DON'T DRINK!
hancock | Feb 27, 2010, 12:08 AM EST
Kick, take your pill.
kickstar | Feb 24, 2010, 10:50 PM EST
Thank God I live in a free Country.
kickstar | Feb 24, 2010, 10:48 PM EST
wooofee Thanks Police for allowing Americans to live for another year....Wow thank God for the Police State and we all say Oink Oink I always thought that The People made the decisions and passed the instructions on to the Police if they needed to know. But in a police state the Police make the decisions and pass their Orders on to their servants as in this case. And all the little piggies everywhere said oinky oinky oink
CitizenWhy | Feb 24, 2010, 08:15 PM EST
Speed up? I thought the order said sober up.
Jameegirl | Feb 24, 2010, 08:04 PM EST
Rules, us, the Irish. Not a hope. Longest running parade. I don't think so. We walk slow!!